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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
A Tough Little Alligator.


At what age does an alligator begin
to eat. and what does he eat. anyhow ?
am not versed in the killing ways
of this species of the saur.an tribe, and,
though alligators are by no means un.
common pets at the north, never hap.
pened to be the proud possessor of one
until recently, This little creature
travelled in box all the way from
Florida, and when he arrived, after his
four days journey, had apparently
given up the ghost There he lay on
his back, eyes shut, his hands clenched,
his feet in the air-in fact as dead rs a
door-nail A good Samaritan suggest
ed, as he was not stilf, a warm bath
might revive him, and so into warm
water he was tenderly dropped, with
the reflection that the taxidermist would
see him later. But not so An hour
after bark no bigger than the sound
emitted by toy dog warned me that
Master Gator was no more dead than
the family cat who sat beside the bowl
containing the unaccountable object
and looking unutterable thing. Since
then this infant has been rs lively as
ten crickets. 1t is impossible to keep
track of him and the cat at the same
time, so when one is taking its airing
the other is shut in the closet. In the
meanwhile the native of Florida refuses
to partake of food. Indeed | have not
been able TO see il that historic jaw has
any hing to work 1t, for though he
seems to enjoy the petting he receives,
especially being rubbed on that parti-
cularly ugly place, he wont open his
mouth. l begin to think he hasn't any;
that he is a subject for dime museum,
or will have to have an operation per-
formed ut the Massachusetts, general
hospital to enable him by and by to cat
the noisy children in tho neighborhood
At present he measures ten inches from
nose to the p of his tail, and is so very
aflectionate that my hopes of making
use of him in that respect don't seer
likely to be realized. 1t is more
probable that the cat will eat him and
thus cut short an innocent existence al
most before 1t begun. He has been
named after the Italian Merlatte-for
reasons. Boston Herald.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
American Farmers.

Very few people appreciate the i'm
portance of American farming interests.
We hear the everlasting hum Of oui
manufactures night and day, and every
orator who talks about tho splendor OF
this country refers in the most glowing
language to our workshops and mills
and looms and FORCES and trip-hammers
But the farmer is seldom heard Of He
sits quietly in the back ground by the
side of his plow and the threshing- ma
chine rs though he were of little &C
count.
We can easily recognize his value to
the nation, however, by few figures
which may startle orr readers unless
they have already looked into the sub
iect with some care. OF our entire OK
ports eighty-four per cent. comes
from the the ground and from mines,
forest and fisheries, while only sixteen
per cent. is the products of machinery.
The cotton of the south and the grain
OF the west hold dual control over our
national prosperity. The one keeps
the spindles of England busy, and the
other feeds the world. Europe has,
therefore, almost rs much interest in
the products of American soil rs we
have ourselves. A loss of these two
crops for n single season would create
panic throughout the civilized globe.
There are in America over 1000. 900
farms, large and small. They cover
nearly 800, 100000 acres of improved
land their total value is something like
$40, 900 100000. These figures are not
of course, comprehensive. They simp-
ly convey the idea of vastness of area
and equally vastness of Importance.
The estimated value of the yearly pro-
duct is between 81. 00), 0)0 900 and 3d.
100000 00. What America takes out
of the ground, therefore, has much to
do with the prosperity and happiness
of the nation. What helps the farmer
helps us all, and what hurts him hurls
us all. His well-tlled acres are the
heart of the republic, and each pulse
drives the produce of the country into
every market on the planet. Con
gress has been asked to establish an ex-
detrimental farm in every state and ter
ritory at cost Of Sl5 900 each. 1t will
encourage the tillers of the soil and
show them the results of methods which
they cannot afford TO test for them
selves. 1t will be money well spent,
BY all means take good care of the far
mers. -New l'ork Herald.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
A Good Old Age.

Another year bids us remember that
we are growing older. 1t may be many
years before old age comes to us. Some
may never see it, but all should be pre-
pared for it. If we are prepared for a
peaceful and happy old age we shall be
we'll fitted for the duties of life and for
don whenever It may come. Many
think that only the preparation needed
for old age is that which can be made by
gathering wealth, pressed by the fear
of poverty IN later years, they toll I'M
remittingly, and perhaps pinch both
mind and body in the effort to lay aside
treasure for time of need. Too often
with this effort comes the love OF money
for its own sake, and this unchrlstian
greed dries up the soul, and taints the
affection, and dwarfs all the nobler
powers. and prevents the enjoyment OF
the comforts and amenities Of life.
Such persons are not prepared for hap
ply old age, but are spending labor for
that which satsfleth not They are
turning the juice of life into sour wine
which will make them grabbed and
complaining and unhappy and SUSPECT
GUS in their old age. An old man who
is rich and nothing more is sadly of,
for gold cannot buy contentment or
love, or the assurance Of immortal
youth in better world. If a man is
cold and hard and unlovely in old age,
1t is often because he bartered the
strength and passion of his youth for
gold, and though his hands are full his
heart is withered and empty. How
much better TO provide for advancing
wears that wealth Of love to others
which attracts them TO your presence
and makes them happiest when with
you; that sweetness Of disposition which
will draw friends and children to the
home as bees swarm to honey-stored
hive; that true piety which makes
counsels valuable. and the words of
wisdom and love which fall from the
lips like ''apples Of gold in baskets Of
silver |" This provision for old age Is
the w'sest and best thing, and we can
ell make it-Nep York Observer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
llI HAT
Ii Ais
YOU?

Do you feel dull. languid, low-spirited, life
less, and indescribnbly miserable, both physi-
cally and mentally; experience n sense of
fullness or bloating after eating, or Of gone
ness" or emptiness of stomach In the morn.
ing, tongue coated. bitter or bad taste in
mouth, irregular appetite, dizziness, frequent
headaches, blurred eyesight floating specks"
before the eyes. nervous prostratiOn or eX-
haustion, irritabity. Of temper hot flushes,
alternating with chilly sensations, sharp,
biting, transient pains here and there, cold
feet, drowsiness after meals, wakefulness, or
disturbed and unrefreshing sleep, constant,
indescribable feeling OF dread, or of impend-
ing calamity
II you have all, or any considerable number
Of these symptoms, you are suffering from
that most common OF American malades-
Bilious Dyspepsia or Torpid Liver, associated
with Dyspepsia, or Indigestion. The more
complicated your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity of symp-
toms No matter what stage 1t has reached,
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
will subdue II, II taken according to direc-
tons for n reasonable length of time. If not
cured, complications multiply and Consump-
rheumatism, Kidney Disease, or other grave
malades are quite liable TO set In and, sooner
or later, induce fatal termination.
DIR. picrcc's Golden Medical Dis
covcry acts powerfully upon the Liver, and
through that great blood purifying organ,
cleanses the system of all blood-tants and i'm
purties, from whatever cause arising. IL is
equally eficacious in acting upon the Kid
neys, and other excrctory organs, cleansing,
strengthening, and healing their diseases As
an appetizing, restorative tonic, IL promotes
digestion and nutrition, thereby building up
both flesh and strength. In malarial districts,
this wonderful medicine has gained great
celebrity in curing Fever and Ague, Chills and
Fever, Dumb Ague, and kindred diseases.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
cOyprY
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
English IN Our Colleges.


No college in the country, SO far as l
know gives instruction on all matters
included in the study Of English in Its
widest sense. None provides the requi-
site facilities for student who desires
to master his mother tongue in its his
tory as language, in its completeness
as q literature, and in its full scope as
means of expression with the pen
and with the lips. This state of things
Is not, and has not been for many years,
the case with Greek, Latin or mathe-
matics II is no longer the case with
many branches of natural science, with
some of the modern languages, or with
some of the most ancient ones. Why
should il be so with EnglshP Why
should n man who wishes TO know all
that is to be known about the language
he is going to use all his life be at
disadvantage in the pursuit of his favor
ite species of knowledge as compared
with him whose tastes lead him to re-
gions into which only few specialists
are privileged to enterP
The question answers itself. There
is every reason why every college in
the country should do for English all
that it does for its most favored stud
les; and the time will come, or greatly
misread the signs of the future when no
American institution of learning can
afford to economize in that direction.
Now that learned men and learned
bodies are, like clergymen and church.
es, no longer too far above the rest of
the world to be weighed in the same
scales in which other men and other
bodies are weighed, and to be criticised
with equal freedom, they can no longer
apply the resources supplied by public
or by private benciicence to the nour-
ishment of hobby.ho whose bones
are marrowless, in whose eyes there is
either no speculation in the old sense
of that word, or too much speculation
in the modern sense. A college which
is to live by the people must supply
the education needed for the people,
and for the leaders of the people; and
what is so much needed rs EnglishP
In these days of multtarious knowl-
edge, of intellectual activity in so many
directions, there are many things OF
which n man need know only the rudi-
ments; but of English an educated man
should know more than the rudmcnts,
becanse-if for no other personal---very.
body knows, or half-knows, or thinks
he knows them; because everybody
deems himself capable, not only of
criticising the English of Others, but
also of writing good English himself.
Therefore, educated men should know
enough TO be able to protect pure
English against the numerous foes that
beset it on every side in these days of
free speech and free press. NoblesSe
obHge. Superior advantages bind those
who have enjoyed them TO superior
achievement in the things in which self
taught men are their competitors, as
we'll as in the work of scholarship
Prof. a. S. Hill, IN Scribner's Maya
zine.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
Putting on STYLE.

Friend-"You say you are going of
on pleasure trip"
Mrs. neybags-"Ycs, I'm going
to Canada"
Lower Canada?"
Lower CanadaP Not IL / know
myself. Dol look like awoman who as;
sociates with the lower class Of peopleP
No sir. am going to travel In Upper
Canada I'm heightened from the
ground up."- Texas sifiings
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
CURES ALL HUMORS,

from q common Blotch, or Eruption. TO the
worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum, "Fever-sores,"
Scaly or Rough Skin, In short, all diseases
caused by bad blood are conquered by this
powerful, purifying, and invigoating medi-
its benign influence. Especially has il mani
tested its potency In curing letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, Boils, Carbunces. Sore Eyes, Scrof-
ulous Sores and Swellings, Hip-joint Disease,
white Swellings," Goitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Glands. Send ten cents in
stamps for large Treatise, with colored
plates on Skin Diseases, or the same amount
for Treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
"FoR THE BLOOD Is THE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse it by using DIR. Plerce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
digestion, q fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital
strength and bodily health viii be established.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18

all Louisiana New Mexico Arizona
and California Fayote line to the North East and Southeast Elegant
through TeNarkana
and Dmng N NJ also Pullman Palace sleeping Cars between Fort Worth
and Ne without change.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
"FoR THE BLOOD Is THE LIFE
CONSUMPTION.

and cured by this remedy, IL taken In the
earlier stages of the disease. From its mar
vclous power over this terribly fatal disease,
when first Offering this now world-famed REM
of calling IL his CONSUMPTION CURE" but
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
medicine which, from its wonderful com
or bood-cleansing, anti-biious, pcctoral, and
nutritive properties. IL unequalcd. not only
as remedy for Consumption, but for all
Chronic Diseases of the
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-18
New Coaches. Splendid Equip
ments, Fast Time, Sure
Connection.

rINhe only Route running Solid Through
i Trains-GALVEsToN,F FORT WORTH
G GAINESVILLE.
90 MILES the Shortest Route-FORT
ZZ WORTH to GAINESVILLE.
TIME best Route TO DALLAS, FARM
Il ERSvILLE, HONEY GROVE.
~ MILES the Shortest Route, DALLAS
II to HONEY GROVE.
THE Favorite Route TO HOUSTON,
Il NANASOTA, MONTGOMERY, CON
ROE.
rTNHE only Route to LAMPASAs, COLE
Il MAN, BALLINGER, BR0WNWOODi
nRECT Connection from Austin, Waco,
~ Gatesville, San Antonio, Memphis, St.
Louis, Kansas City, and all points North,
East and West.
For further information address.
JAMES S. CARK,
Gen1 Pass. and Ticket Agent, Galveston.
W. STORMS,
Ticket Agent, Dallas.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-23
Passing Raised Notes.

George w. Bryant, formerly an en-
ployee on the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.. and
his wife, formerly Miss Day of Staunton.
both Of them till lately residing on West
Main Street near the corner of Green
street. were arrested In Charlottesville last
week for passing SIS bills raised from ST.
bills. The ''raising" was done in clum :
sy manner by FASTING over the / In
the corner, and then blurring the large
figure with greenish paste. Tue notes
were otherwise unaltered. Bryant arrived
in Charlottesville from Lyncbburg and
sent his wife out to pass the notes. They
were passed on DR.. T. A. Niche, Messrs
Thompson 6 Eddins. the ticket agent at
the Midland Junction end the Rev, W ].
Barnett, a colored minister. The FIRST dis
covery was made by Barnett, who followed
the parties up the turnpike leading to
Staunton, but retired before revolver
presented by Bryant. He informed the
police who telegraphed to Ivy Station
which they had reached on foot and where
they were arrested. About the same time
Mr.. Rose of Lynchburg arrived at Ivy
with warrant for the couple for stealing
blankets and clothing from him. When
the satchel carried by Bryant was searched
$51 in good money was found but no
counterfeits. Tobacco stamps, some paste
brushes and bottle of green paste were
also found and many Of Mr.. Roses goods.
They are In jail In default of $4,000 bail
each. and will be sent to Lynchburg for
trial.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-23
The Northern Mails That Go By.

Stanton readers of Northern papers,
and reesiyers Of Northern letters have
been for some time complaining of the
failure to get them 10 due time. Papers
from the Northern cities, including Balti-
more and Washington, which are due at
$50 P. NJ. would 60 to Lynchburg from
Midland junction and then. coming back
to the junction, be sent on to Staunton
that night. And in other ways the mail
for this place that leaves Washington is
badly delayed-a few days ago Wash
ington paper not returning from its
Southern trip. to Stanton for three days
The Charlottesville 'Jeffersonian' pub.
fishes correspondence to show that the
cause is the Superintendent of the Rail-
way Mail Service, Third Division, Maine
Republican who is deaf to the appeals of
the two Democratic railway postal clerks
on the route, for assistance. The train
leaves Washington at 8 A. NJ. with postal
car forty feet long filed with mail matter,
and the distribution by the two clerks be-
fore it reaches Midland Junction, Is
physical impossibllity. 1t is to be hoped
the Post Office Department will look into
this matter. Whether it be partisan Su-
perintendent or inefficient clerks, the people
ought not to be allowed to suffer and it is
the duty Of the Department to Investigate
the matter, find who Is at fault, and
correct it.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-23
Taxes on School Property.

Apetiticl was presented to the Council
Tue sdav night by J. L. Massey. Esq, the
Principal OF Sherwood Female Academy,
asking for the same exemption from taxa
ton that the other Female Colleges enjoy.
It appears howevet. that tee other colleges
enjoy their exemption as being
church property which lis exempted by
State lava law which enables some of
the most lucrative private enterprises In
the State to escape contributing to tie
support of the Commonwealth. The Coun-
Gil however, which has shown liberahty
in many directions. should investigate the
matter and zee if the Sherwood School,
and Kable's Academy as well. cannot he
exempted Both bring large incomes to
be spent here and fully as much as the
general run Of manufacturing plants that
q city this sizs might expect to attract.
Ifsuch exemption is forbid by our char.
ter change in the charter by the egis-
lature might bring even more schools here
to take advantage OF the exemption.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-23
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club Next
Friday Night.

1t is quite pleasant to see on the ad
vance pamphlet of this noted musical Or
ganization, good likeness of its founder
and the old favorite of the Staunton mus.
ical people. Thomas Ryan. 1t gives a sort
Of comfortable certainty that they Will be
here and that he will be here with them.
or the five members of the Quintette, only
he and Mr.. Louis Blumenberg, the cello
performer, have been here before; the rest
OF them will be new to S5auDtoD. The
first violin. Gustave lille from Berlin, is
oa his first tour ia he United States; Herr
Mende of Dresden, the violin. is on his Sec
ond, and Philip Rodelberger of Ham burg,
the flute. has not been here before The
club is now on its thirty eighth season and
in all its years has never bad rival in
this country as an interpreter OF classical
works of the great masters.
The vocalist with the troupe this season,
is Miss Anne Carpenter woman Of rare
personal beauty, and vocalist vito is
deemed worthy Of accompanying the GUM
tette, a fact quite sufficient to endorse her
as an artist.
The box sheet for next Friday night is
naw open at Olivier's.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-23
Masonic Items.


At the recent organization in Richmond
of the Grand Consistory of Virginia, Illus
trious W. H.H. Lynn, 3Sd degree, Shenan-
doah Ccnsistory No. 26 of Staunton, was
elected Grand Chief. and
Illustrious W. B. McChesney. of the same
Consistory. was chosen Grand Captain Of
Guard. This is the Scottish rite Of high
grade Masons of the State and numbers
about 800 Masons in Virginia
During its session last week the Grand
Lodge Of Virginia divided the State into
four districts for four lecturers. This dis
trict is No. 8. and consists of the follow
ing counties:
Albemarle, Alexandra. Allegheny, Augusta,
Bath, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Fairfax, Eau
quier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Loudoun,
Madison, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rap
pahannock, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shen-
andoah and Warren counties
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-23
The Labor Bureau Bill.

4 As there is much interest felt among
| the workingmen relative to the Labor
Bureau Bill. we have through the courte-
| sy OF Senator Ellyson. its author. obtained
! q copy for publication. 1t will be seen
that the bill does not establish a mere
bureau of statistics. but gives the Com
missioner some real power that can be en-
forced by law in behalf of the laborlng
men of the Commonwealth. The bill il
| now before the Committee on General
| Laws to which it was referred:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Virginia, That there is hereby established a
bureau of labor and industrial statistics of the
state of Virginia.
| 2. It shall be the duty of said bureau to
| collect assert systematic, and present in an
nnsl reports to the governor, to be by him
biennia1ly transmitted to the legislature, sta
tistical details relating to ell departments of
| labor and industrial pursuits in the state, es-
pecially in their relation to the commercial,
| industrial, social, educational, and sanitary
condition of the laboriag classes, and to the
permanent prosperity of the productive in
dustries of the state.
8. The governor shall, Immediately after
the passage of this act, by and with the ad-
toff bo 70 int
vice anu consen' :. 'ne enaoe app.n sono
su.taoie peleon, WY ena:. 20 so
missioner ~ taoot ntauS'loS' WHOSE p. -
once snail De loa TWO Sars na Tha ,s sue
cesscr ~ appuln'eu anu aua ~, III
missioner snail ps plo'iuG ;a. Se ,ana he
caplto. OF some o'nel su;eaoo p,a.o - III
CITY OF hlcnnnon'' IL wnicn n's ieeoia' Sl's'''
De AePs. , .,,ou
g. Inc commissioner nele es.a nanIu sna,,
receive an glnnai saary u nl. et a. unors
aoliars anu W alu ~ cstly!n oes 'ns ptus..-
IONS 81 enis ac', saiu cossoo - III,
lzsa 70 employ t saod taesn a bundred dot
eApon'o' ~, 1AoeoS 1890 ~.
lars as snal pc necessary 70 cI,ay oa t .he
gfpyistons =. lnie ao', anu 10 - oi.a, aI,
ulsclatse " =! 49,, w. "S
year, sisi1 anu inspso. ~ H. ota.s
"olAsnops anu .niuoo ei'sa.o
anu m .iue iepo:1 niaAo " u ,o,' oou''pon
.. ine comnlss. .on.; sna.i ma,e pomt .rss
Pap snu .se'i an o,sa
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IN me olseharge os 'us uA.les, Icy unuei
proper Ies'llc.lon ea'er any pnotp or shsteu
tlon u 'ne S.a'e' anu any iao'ols, Asnp,
OF NINE: Inc commlssiones may aiso iu,u ,.an
anu ueispl ".i'.en -, p-nsou 80. tha
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-12-23
The Star Of Bethlehem.

Numbers of persons With vivid magma
lions are now rising early in Staunton to
see the ''Star of Bethlehem, y and most of
them select Venus, which lies just over
Bessie Bell mountain and which is very
bright and beautiful at o'clock. But
they can as well select Jupiter or Mars or
Saturn, all which, like Venus, are morning
stars at this time of the year, and well
worth looking at. The sStar Of Beth
lehem" is, of course, myth, and the re-
gularity with which it appears every 3l5
years is equally mythical. Many variable
stars have appeared and been called by
that name, and one, about the appearance
of which the astronomers are guessing, is
expected now. but it will. If it comes. be
seen in the constellation, Casseopeia, In
North w. and not whore the bright
Venus is now shining.